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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO.
!K1I1JBM"
AFTER ill C SOME
OFFENSlvf PROGRESS
lhting Bepn Yesterday Morakg, Enemy Winning Some
Initial Successes-Last Nit Briiish Staffed Counter At
tacks aid Recojered Most of Lost Ground-American
Artillery Still Pounds Away
didier. While Australians Still Push Steadily Ahead
The Germans are again striving desperately to reach
Ypres from the southwest.
I he lighting, which began early yesterday morning,
.-till is proceeding with varying success.
Although this assault was made on a narrow front of
three mileh, between Voormezeele and LaClytte, official
ana stan dispatches indicate it was extremely desperate.
The British and French were carried back slightly un
der the impetus of the initial enemy rush vesterdav morn
ing, but re-established their
night. Today the British
slightly near LaClytte.
Field Marshal Haig today reported minor fighting at
different points along the whole British front. The Aus
tralians continue to improve their positions between the
Somme and the Ancre.
Near Montdidier the American artillery still is pound
ing away at tne uerman positions and, seemingly, is out
shooting the enemy gunners. -
With the British Armies in France.
May 9. Counter attacking stubbornly
lust night, the British re-captured their
original line southwest of Dickebush
lake. .
Today, at the extreme'-right of this
miiall battle front, they w.ere compelled
to retire, owing to heavy machine gun
fire. .
Fighting continues nbou;.; a small
pocket which the Germans occupy at
l strong point east of Mille Kruysen
(a mile northeast of Laclyette).
The French withstood a German at
tack, almost cnmnletelv Atnnniiicr -.ha
itorm troops on the east bank of thel
" o
Vyverbeek (which flows northeastward l
into Dickebush lak,?) which the enemy!
was unable to cross, owing to field gun
fire.
The latest reports show the French
iine inl.'act, the Germans failing to re
fcew the struggle.
At 3 o'clock this morning the Ger
mans laid down a barrage northeast of
Amiens. At 4:15 this sector-apparently
had quieted without any attack.
On the rest of the fron,, the guns
ire ceaselessly pounding. Near Bucquoy
llw. British were slightly forced back
from positions which they won yester
day, . ,
Germans Driven; Out
London, May 9. British troops, by
W counter attack last nieht drove the
Ucrmans from portions of i.lhe allied
ront which they had occupied in the
morning, between La Clytfco and Voor
; "
mezeele, Field Marshal Haitr reDorted
05ay- ' j
mir. J 11 . ...... I
e arove me enemy last night from
the positions he gained yesterday morn
ing in the La Clytte-Voormezeele sec-
(Continued on page . three)
f ieading Express Concerns
of Country May Merg
i Washington, May 9. A mer-'
ger of the four "lending ex-
press comupooiies-Wells Fargo,
United States, American and
Adams with a capitalization
ofl $55,000,000, is to be sane-
: ttoned by the railroad adminis-
tration fer.the period of the
war.
(: A virtual agreement has been
Toac-hcd betiween the adminis-
tj'ation and the companies on
the fonn of contract which
gives the national railroad 50
per cnt of the gross earnings
and a share in the escess prof
it its. The government will not
take over the amalgamated
companion.
V With the proposed merger of
$ the big- companies, possibility
of government operation of the
concerns apparently will be
eliminated: The four companies
first aought to have th gov-Jfc-
eminent take them over when
their freacial returns began
to- show dangerous reductions.
Each company will ente the
rombinafert on a basis of the
physwaJ valuation of it prop-
erty aKfts. tio guarantee is
provided fcJt it was stated tfat .
the terms will be fixed oa a
eliding scale 'so that the net
revenue wiil be at last five
per cent.
:
110
at German Lines Near Mont-
lines by-a counter attack last
were again obliged to retire
10 11ED, IN ACTION
THREE DIEOf WOUNDS
Eigit Dealhs From Other
Causes and Fifty-Four
Wounded
tit , . i n rt ,.,
""iwugTon, may . uasuames re
ported today by the war department
totaled 75, including tea killed in act-
iom; thirteen wounded severely and 41
wounded slislitly.
Onp'ain Andrew S. Robinson, Colum
bus, Ohio, previously reported injssing,
is new known to be a prisoner,
KlUed in Action
Jieuteraant Harold Sydney Morgan-
Vancouver tfnrrnclvs, Wash.
Cororai Manoah J. Kirby, West Ba
den, Ind.
Privates Harry X Allen, Aurora, III
Krnost C. Bell, Middlef'ield, Conn.
Ertbort. A. Brewer, Finley, Tcnn.
William B. Dalton, Holbrook, Mass,
Forrest H. Harrison, Dearing, Ga.
Melvin. T. Johnson, Hawley, Minn.
Charles R. Livermore, Dorchester,
..,.
11 1 ttrv.
Michneil Viotti
Monterey, Cal.
Died of Wounds
Conp-ou-al Alfred L. Tate, Cumniings.
TC.n
Privates Earl W. Mountain, Ada,
'
Kan.
Cliaiton C. Walda, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Died of Disease
Sergeant Herbert E. Sheldon, Prov
idence, B. I.
(Continued on page three)
Abe Martin
"Give till you have t' make an
aS
signment,
Lent," thundered Tell Binkley, at a
ty Loan tmvtin' t'day. Who ro-
Libert
members way back when we used t'
call farmers country jakest
1 UJ-1
4 A
SALEM,
MISSWILSON'SBODY
FOUND FLOATINC IN
Mystery of Young Woman's
Recent Disappearance Was
Solved Today
Portland. Or.. May ?. The body of
Miss Nan Wilson, nscj Sti of Salem.
Ore., who disappeared early the morn
ing of April 20. was found tloiting in
the Willamette river north of the steel
bridge today.
Mis? Wilson was suffering from ner
vous breakdown and was living here
at tho homo of George ('. Cnstou, a rel-
auve, tuiuug treatment. Her relatives
had continued to hope that slie would
be found- unharmed. The authorities
believe she committed suicide.
.Mrs. Mary Wuson. the mother of
Mim Kan Wilson, lives on a t'r 11 t farm
(our miles west of Salem. She says that
her daughter left for Portland' April
24 for a rest and to be under the care
of a doctor. Relatives' lelt this mom
ing on receipt of a message that the
body had Veil found.
The funeral services will be held at
Dallas Friday afternoon at 2 o'clocl-
troiu the Lhnpman undertaking par
lors.
- '
DOING HER OWN PAET
id
Toronto. Out., May 9. ' 'I am
proud to be able to play my
part in my own way," wrote
Mrs. Tozier to the king today,
Acknowledging the royal bounty
for her triplets. She got $14.!K.
Mrs. Tower now has nine
children and is 30 years of age.
:
Americans Named In
Canadian List Today
Ottawa, Ont., May 9. The followina
Americans appear in today's Canadian
casualty, list: -'. . ,
Dred of HOBiidi: W. Ganunon. St-
Paul, Minn. '
Wounded: He S. ash, Pleasant Hill
Mo.,,S. B. Jey, .Brainerd.-Minn H. L.
Perrett, Missoula, Mont. D. Bain,
Springfield, 111. M. Bresanin, Bisbee.
Ariz. W. A. Schooler, Mount Iibertv,
Ohio.
Died: 0. T. Gladman, Chicago. ',
WANT EAUEOAD MEN
Portland. Or., May 9. Oregon haH
been asked to supply 25 railroad
brakemen, flagmien and conductors be
fore Mav 20. The war . department
wantB , enlistments. Adjutftnt General
Williams wus informed, that, unless the
enlistments are cbtained the men will
be sole; -ted from class one cf the draft
or from classes 2 and 3 if necessary.
R
IN STONt'S PLACE
Republican Members of Com
mitte Insist On Seniority
Rule of Succession
Washington, May 9. Senator HitcJi
cock, Nebraska, was elected chairman
of the senate foreign relations commit
tee today by the democratic steering
committee to succeed the late Seiia.or
Stone, Missouri.
Hithcock was ranking member, of the
committee. Considerable opposition de
veloped against his elevation to the im
portant post on acount of his and in
the war be f one America entered.
The steering committee, however, re
fused to upset the time-honored senior
ity rule which invariably gives the
chairmanship to the ranking member
Republicans had threatened .hat if
Hitchcock were displaced they would
fight to elect Henry Cabot Lodge, rank
ing republican member. With the help
of the Hitchcock forces on .the commit
tee, this might have been accomplished.
1 lie steering commit .l?e also named
Senator Lewis, of Illinois, to the finance
committe? to fill the vacancy caused
by Senator Stone's death.
Senator Bobinson, of Arkansas, was
added to the foreign relations commit
tee and Senator Hoke Smi th of Georgia
to tne military attairs committee.
SOLDIEBS ABE DEOWNED
San Diego, Cal., Mar 9. Xrnusual
tides are blamed for the deaths of thir
teen men, most of thean soldiers and
sailors who were drowned Sunday af
ternoon at Ocean Beach, near here,
when caught in a rip tide. Such is the
substance of a coroner' jury verdict
which has today been reported. More
than sixty persons were eauirfct bv a
Riuldim m-pAn tt-atjvr. And mr.nv ka.
rod(, rescue wore made by policemen
.,! oldier. An ad.iiHo.! -
noshed a,hor W i;m
three recovered. '
OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY
TWO MILLION HEN
WILL GO TO FRANCE
BEFG8EWS END
Movement " of American
Troops Across Seas Is Be
ing Speeded Up
By Carl D. Groat
Washington, Mar 9. The American
army iu France will be well on the wav
to the two milliou mark by the end of
the year. . . '
This forecast has added weight today,
from Seere.'iary of War Bator 's official
-tatement that wo have now passed the
5UO,i.rOO mark "over there." .
Included in this are regulars, nation-'
al guard and national army forces. '
The addition to the half million now
there is tv?ing accomplished steadily.-A
maximum effort is expected to be readi
ed this mon.h or next and to continue'
well along into the summer.
While it may not be said just how
fast tho troops are moving, it cau be
stat. d reliably that the present speed is
several times as great as it was in .Jie
ebb period around February.
uratt calls continue to come steadilv.
I'rovost Marshal General Crowder sent
a call to all states except Vtah and
Xevadu for 5,813 ni.cn to serve iu the
engineer, ordnance, signal, veterinary
and quartermaster Corps. Volun.eers
will be accepted up until May 20 and
the men wil.be mobilized June 1.
Thai British representatives here are
greatly cheered by the way in which the
government, from its own resources and
with British aid, has been able to ex-
ceed original promises.
Some military men h'.'re think the
German drive now at hand is quite pos-
sibly next to the last great effort. They
said that, aside from a possible Itnl-
ian offensive they doubted that the
Uennaiis could keep up mnjor thrusts'
much longer, though they warned cessa-
tion of such smasltos would by no means
mark '..he end of a serious battling.
MINE 8WEEPEB SINES
London, May 9. Three officers and
twenty three men were killed when
the British mine woep?T Mine was
sunk May 1, the British admiralty an
nounced this ftcwiooii- - v. ' .
LLOYD-GEORGE WILL WIN'
AGAINST MAL-CONTENTS
Government Must Be Sus
tained at AH Hazards at :
ThisTarticular fe
By J. wTtT Mason
(United Press war expert) -New
York, May 9 Indications all
pount to the Lloyd-George ministry
winning a democratic victory iu the
house of) commons today by defeating
the militaristic effort -to make maior
generals suporior to disciplinary meas
ures Itnwscd by the high civilian au
thorities. The overthrow of the government
will result only if the premier and the
chancellor of .the exchequer are proven
to have deliberately deceived the Brit
ish nation concerning grave military
matters. To assist in treating thrcugh
out the world an impression of unreli
ability of Bnitish ministerial decima
tions will weaken any British politi-
ian who sides with General Maurice
unle8 the charges are conclusively
maintained.
For this reason, ex-PrenucV Asquith
may roconslider his initial hosting vu
the government as today's debate pro
ceeds, and may in the end withdraw
his .motion which amounts to demand
Minority Leader Mann
Gives Good Advice Upon
Retiring from Session
Washington, May 8. Advising con
gress not to "condemn the prosecu
tion of the war too huskily because leg
'flative, as well as executive mistakis
have been made," Minority Leader
SI aim today bade farewell to this ses
sion of congress.
On advice of physicions he will leave
tonight for Chicago "to work in the
garden and keep out in the open all
summer." Mann's health has been poor
for the past year.
"The. American people are bound and
deicrmiued to win this war," Mann
said. "They do not need to be mlsin
foimed by over-optimism to keep up this
determination." ,
The whole bonpij rose and' cheered
vli u Mann emphatically declared that
"in this war there is no partisanship."
'"We must not let partisanship en
ter our land now. Let not bickering?
at home affect our determination to
win abroad. We muBt never quit with
out complete victory.
Iut we must be patient. Humanity
1; not so made that it can solve a great
. r.-ani,itiou off-hand. Ws are fignti
the ircid s greatest organization, but
tee aiust go it one better,"
9, 1918
FRED Mm HOME
FROM EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN STATES
Promise That Potato Grading
Will Be Attended-War
General Topic
Fred K. Mantis, of the firm of SI ait
gis.llros.. is home from a trip to Now
Orleans and Washington, where 'he
went to interview the bureau of mar
kets of the federal food administra
tion iu regard to securing the appoint
ment of potato nsprctur whose grad
ing would hold good in any state in
the. union.
The bureau of' market claimed it
had no money at present to pay inspect
ors, but that with the beginuing of
tins coming potato season, inspectors
would bo employed whose grading
would hold good anywhere.
I'esides attending to business, Mr.
Mangis managed to see several inter
esting sights, including the senate- and
house of representative in action. The
senate looked all right hi.Mr. Mangis,
but the house :emcd to be taking
tnmgs pretty easv and at times it was
difficult to secure enough members to
property veto on important measures.
He found1 Washington jammed to
the limit. For his first two nights, he
stopped at a "two-bit" hotel, he
(Continued On page two)
Rains Greatly Benefit
Northwest Wheat Croo
$
Portlimd, Or., May 9 Bains
of the past few days have iu-
creased the potential value of
the wheat crop in "Oregon,
Washington and Idaho by $10,-
000,000 according to estimates
of crop experts here today.
Thef fHiua,C8 ishoiw' that
probably five million, bushels
of wheat 'have been addled to
the crop by the rains, which
came when badlv ..needed.
Liberal benefits also have
been received by spring sown
oats and 'barley,'
for a formal inquiry into Ihe hoaidr of
tho members of the ministry, if, how
ever, -me government Should fall as a
result oif today's proceeding Asquith
would undoubtedly be ssked by the
king to form a new cabinet.
This would accord with their prece
dent which requires that the Ieadr ot'
the opposition be offerer the premier
ship when the house of commons over
throws the ministers in power.
Asiuith has been in reality the lead
er t f the opposition since his own res;
ignation of the premiership, but up to'
the present he has directed no more
than a benevolent opposition against
tho government. His return to power
on a question so closely connected
with the military issues aa the present
dispute, would result in many difficul
ties and it is probable Asquith would
decline the prcmiershiip because of this
fact.
Wh- the alternative choice of pre
mier wculd be it is impossible to soy.
But, ncbod.v could continue in office
a head of a new Britih government
who had not pledged hinwelf to a
wholehearted continuation of the war.
On this-point the house of commons
would insist. However the Maurice in-
WSKMri SSu
e as in 'nc ,,st. will not be
affected in the slightdst degree,
Goldstein, Pro-German,
' Party to Many Lawsuits
Ixs Angeles, Cal., May 9 Although
Robert H. Goldstein, bend of the film
company producing ''The Spirit of
'76" an alleged pro-German effort is
iu jail under the espionage act. lie is
a party to five suits in five different
courts today.
Adele Goldstein is suing him for
divorce. Bankruptcy proceedings in
volving Goldstein are on in the federal
building. , Another rrf his attorneys
argued a writ of error for Goldstein in
federal court, snd two attachment suits
against Goldstein and his film com
pany came up in two other courts.
Goldst?in was sentenced to serve
ten years in federal prison as a result
of the film production.
TABBED AND FEATHEEED
Lawrence, Kan., May' 9 Kev. U.
Gastrook, German Lutheran minister
at Worden, southwest of here, wa try
ing with varying uccfw today to re
move a coat cf tar and feathers ap
plied by a mob of loyalists last night.
Gastrook was accused of making dis
loyal utterances from the pulpit. Sev
eral hundred YersoM attended the tar
party. -
PRICE TWO CENTS
LLOYD GEORGE IS
EASY VICTOR If)
COMMONS TODAY
England's Premier Tells How
Maurice Was Responsible
for Figures Given Out
ENGLISH LINE EXTENDS
AT REQUEST OF FRENCH
Says Press Criticisms of Ad
ministration Are Simply
"Cocoa House Slop"
London, May 9. Th.j Lloyd-George
government was Indicated this even
ing when the house of commons, vot
ing on Herbert Asquith's motion for
the appointment of a parliamentary
committee to investigate General Mau
rice's chargt against the premier, de
feated the measure, 293 to 106.
London, May 9. The Evening News
declared today that it understands Gen
era! Maurice, former director of military
operations. Will be court-martialed be-
cause of his accusations against Lloyd-
Goorge and Bonar Law.
By Ed L. Keen
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, May 9. " Cnenoral Maurice's
action was unprecedented." declared
Premier Lloyd-George in tho house of
commons this afternoon during iho
course of the debate resulting from
Muuii.-.i's attack on the veracity of the
premier und tho chancellor, Bonar Law.
'-' Ho didn't act fairlv. Ho should
have made his charges before the cab
inet."
"General Maurice was as responsible
as anybody for figures from the war
office," said Lloyd-George. ;
"Field Marshal Haig and also the war
cabinet were reluctant to extend the
British line in France, which was done
.in response t very gwat pressure from
France. " " - -1 v
Lloyd-George quoted a document from
Maurice's department, issued nine (lays
after the premier's speech, confirming
that the combatant strength of the
Brtjish army was grcator in January
1D18 than in Juuuary 1917.
liegarding the extension of the front,
the premier said, Maurice was at Ver
sailles, although not present in the
chamber. The extension was never dis
cussed there, Lloyd-Goorge said, being
already an accomplished fact.
Lloyd-George said of the statement
regarding three BrlJsh divisions hfling
in Egypt was made at a, cabinet meet
ing. Maurice, he said, was present, but
did not correct him,.
The premier intimated that Asquith
was responsible for the persistent press
attacks since ho (Lioyd-Gcorgo) had
under Jaken tho conduct of the war.
' I ask commons to judge today,"
said Lloyd -George' Since 1 throw my
self into the vigorous prosecution of tlwo
war, I have been drenched with cocoa
(Continued on page three)
FULL DINNER PAIL FOR ALL
THE RAILROAD EMPLOYES
McAdoo s Commission Recom-
mends General Advance
In Wage Scale
Washington, May , A full dinner
pail for all is to be the government's
policy toward the national railroad em
ployes during the war.
Formal announcement of .he railroad
wage commission's report, advocating
wage increases for all railroad workers
making less than a month in Jill."),
was followed today by assurancs that
Director Oencral McAdoo approves the
increases proposed and possibly may
extend more.
Before acting on his commission's re
port, he will confer with representa
tives of the employes to determine,! j.
who, her the new schedules, amounting
to increases of nearly $300,000,000 an
nually, with $100,000,000 back pay to
January 1, would work hardship on any
class of workers.
Tho policy of the government toward
its labor is clearly set forth in tho di
gest of the report, an excerpt i'rom
which.dcclarcs:
"Organized and unorgania-id em
ployes are to be treated alike. Women
and men who perform equal service
are to be given equal pay and differen
ces in pay are not 1.0 be predicated on
color."
In reaching its conclusions, the wagej
.commission declined to accede to maim
requests made by the employes. The con", j
ON TRAINS AND
STANDS FTVB CTNT
GERMAN BATTERY
IS DESTROYED
BY YATiKEE SHELLS
American Artillery Continues
Effectively to Pound
' Enemy Positions
FRENCHMEN COMMEND
WORK OF OUR GUNNERS
Aerial Baitles and Night Pa
trol Encounters Are of
Frequent Occurance .
By Fred S. Ferguson
(United Press Staff Correspondent) -
With the Americans in Picnrdy, May
8. The American artillery continue
pounding the German positions.
One German battery is kuowu to have
blown up. Another in Bois Do L'Alval,
near Frnmicourt, which had be.jn heav
ily shelliifg our positions, was stopped
by 'he American retaliation.
Bois De L'Alval, or the wood of AI
val, is less than a mile northwest of
Frnmicourt and about the same distance
north of Cantigny.
While there is speculation as to wh?re
the next German attack is coming, the
Franco-American staffs responsible for
barring .he way to Paris are on the
alert. There are indications that tho
bock? is bringing up additional artil
lery in this region.
Tho Frenchmen highly conimond the
work of the Americans in strengthening
the line here. Every day finds tho Am
ericans in bettor shape to withstand an
attack. Their t-enches are stronger and
more wire has been stretched.
Tho Frauco-AniBrlcan liaison is ex
tremely efW'tive. Tho tiausport service
is working smootlily and the hospital
are cooperating to the fullest exteut.
As soon as men are taken to the hos
pital their uniforms aro taken off aail
cleaned, but the American hospitals rw
short of extra uniforms. In consequence
it is nothing unusual to see a line ct
grinning Amcrieanin French uniform,
en route to the evacuation station. , ,.v
Aerial battles are frefjujnt as are
(Continued on page three)
Trying to Close Up
Saloons of Vernon
Los Angeles, Cel.. May 9. Quo war
ranto proceeding to revoke Vernon's
mnni(il charter is the latest mcaiw
to be considered by the anti-liquor in
terests in their, efforts to eloBe the sa
lons of the "city . within a city,"
which have been doing an unprecedent
ed business since Los Angeles shut up
its gin simps.
The civic, Tightcoiisness committee of
the Los Angeles church federation is
today taking the matter of such pro
ceedings up with attornoys.
Geographically, Vernon is right iu
Los Angeles, Legally, It is a separate
municipality, so thirsty ones need not
go far for liquor.
tentimi of the men that they wanted
a shorter day and more overtime to eu
force it, was met with tho following
from the commis-ion 's report:
"At this time when urgent, and ser
ious necessity compels sacrifice from all.
to penalize the government for working
its men as long as they have been in
tit? habit of working under :.lheir pri-
(C'ontinued on page three)
Queen of Rumania
Spurns German Peace
Amsterdam, May 9. Queen
Marie of Rumania has announo
ed she will not Tecogniae the
peace pact just isigned wfctn
the Central Powers .according
to a dispatch from Bucharest
published in the German press.
The queen is quoted as de
claims she would prefer to ab
dicate. This also is eaid to be
the attitude of the queen's
children.
Queen Marie is the daughter
of the late Alfred Ernest Al
bert, Duke of Saxe-Ooburg and
Ootha and a prin-re of the Unit
ed Kingdom. Thus, while ft
British princess, Marie has Ger
man blood in he-r veins. rhe
was married to King Ferdinand
in 1893.